Jerry R. West
American, born 1933
Often compared to magical realist literature Jerry West's subject matter is grounded in New Mexico ranch and prairie life but his head is the sky depicting the land and people with mythological potential. A feeling of magic emanates from an expansive sky and sprawling landscape that are both subject and backdrop of West's work. He, like Luis Jimenez, depicts life in the southwest as a place with a particular personality. They are also both painting and drawing the figure and utilizing figurative narrative at a time when it was largely out of fashion-particularly in Santa Fe and Albuquerque where hard edge and post minimal abstraction were a primary interest.
Biographical information provided by Merry Scully.
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American, born England, 1891 - 1968